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Moana Live Action Remake Is The "Number One Movie In The World", Disney Says
Moana's audience score IS much stronger than its reviews, but Disney is clearly trying to spin things here.
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That Park Place
· Jul 3, 2026
Live-Action Moana Box Office Projections Plummet—Is Disney Facing Another Flop?
Disney’s upcoming live-action Moana remake is facing new questions after updated box office projections showed a significant drop in expectations for one of the company’s most valuable modern franchises. While Moana appeared to be one of Disney’s safest bets on paper, the latest tracking suggests the studio may not have another guaranteed blockbuster on its [] The post Live-Action Moana Box Office Projections Plummet—Is Disney Facing Another Flop? appeared first on That Park Place.
Latestly.com
· Jul 9, 2026
'Moana': 5 Reasons Why The Rock-Starrer Is a Must-Watch on the Big Screen This Monsoon
Disney's live-action adaptation of Moana is set to release in Indian cinemas on July 10, 2026, in English and Hindi. Starring Catherine Laga'aia as Moana and Dwayne Johnson reprising his role as the demigod Maui, the film brings the beloved animated story to life with a new cast, large-scale visual effects and a fresh cinematic approach.
Variety
· Jul 12, 2026
Box Office: ‘Moana’ Struggles With $52 Million Overseas, ‘Toy Story 5’ Powers to $879 Million Globally
Apparently the call wasn’t out there at all for “Moana,” which brought in just 52 million in its international box office debut. Disney’s latest live-action remake struggled to make waves with 43 million domestically and 95 million worldwide, a catastrophic start given the film cost 250 million to produce. Heading into the weekend, Disney was []
ComicBook.com
· Jul 10, 2026
Fact Check: Disney Edited Out Dwayne Johnson’s Nipples for Live-Action Moana But Not Why Fans Think
Disney’s Moana is the latest animated classic to get a live-action remake, but none of us expected it to go quite like this. Like any Disney remake, Moana (2026) is getting a somewhat divisive response from the fandom. A lot of fans don’t think the animated classic needs to be remade, but if there is []
Al Bawaba
· Jul 10, 2026
Disney Moana live-action remake slammed by critics despite praise
ALBAWABA - Disney's new Moana remake faces harsh early reviews.Disney has once again turned one of its most successful animated films of recent years into a live-action remake, but most critics have trashed the new take on 2016's Moana...
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· Jul 8, 2026
Moana’s lazy live-action remake is why Hollywood deserves the AI takeover
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